Hand channeling-tool



Patented Apr. 4, I899. E. E. WINKLEY & F. L. ALLEY.

HAND GHANNELING TOOL.

(Application filed Oct. '7, 1896. Renewed Dec. 16, 1897.)

INVENTII'JRE @dqliu WITNESSES Qaz%% NITED- STATES ERASTUS E. VINKLEY ANDFREDERICK L. ALLEY, OF LYNN,

MASSAOl-IUSETTS.

HAND CHANNELING-TCJOL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 622,309, dated April 4,1899. Application filed October '7, 1896. Renewed Deoember'lfi, 1897.Serial No. 662,215. (No model.)

vented certain new and useful Improvemen ts in Hand Channeling-Tools andwe do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- actdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to channeling-tools, and more particularlyto hand channeling-tools; and it has for its object to pro vide certainimprovements in the gaging or guiding devices and the channeling-knifeand its carrier; and it consists of the devices and combination ofdevices which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shows aside View of the device, the upper portion being in section, and inwhich similar numerals refer to similar parts. i

The device comprises a suitable handle or stock 1, upon the lower end-ofwhich is a head 2. Upon the front end of the head 2 is a guide or gage3, which is arranged to have a vertical movement and which is preferablyprovided with a flanged base 4, which fits into and is freely movable ina recess 5, (shown in dotted lines,) formed in the front end of head 2.The guide or gage is arranged to be freely movable by the operatorduring the operation of channelingin order to accurately position thechannel cut in the shoe-sole by the channeling-knife, and it may beconveniently actuated by a push-rod 6, which at its lower end engagesthe guide or gage and which extends up through the handle or stock 1 andhas at its upper end a bead or push-piece 7, which is adapted to beengaged by the thumb of the operator to actuate the same. Surroundingthe rod 6 is a spring' 8, which engages a collar 9 upon said rod andnormally holds the rod and gage in their highest position. Theconnection between the rod 6 and the gage 3 is conveniently formed by atoepiece 10 upon the lower end of said rod, which engages a recess 11 inthe rear face of base at of said gage. (See dotted lines.) To limit thedownward or outward movement of said 12) is fitted in the upper endthereof and is movable in an ear or lug 13, projected from the head. Byturning the screw-stop 12 the outward or downward movement of thegagecan be accurately adjusted.

- The channeling-knife 14 is mounted upon the lower end of aknife-carrier 15, the upper end 16 of which is of a dovetailed orflanged construction and freely movable in a correspondingly-shapedguideway 17 (See dotted lines.) The knife-carrier is held normallytoward the gage or guide 3 by a spring, and means are provided by whichthe operator may move said knife-carrier away from the gage'wheninserting the edge of the sole between the same. The means for actuatingthe knife-carrier 15 may conveniently be that which is shown in thedrawing, wherein 18 represents a lever pivoted between lugs or cars 19upon the head 2 and which at its lower end has a segn1ent-gear20, whichmeshes with a rack 21 upon the upper end 16, the knifecarrier 15, (seedotted lines,) the free end of the lever 18 being held normallyprojected by a spring 22, attached thereto and bearing upon a fixedportion of the device, thus holding the knife by spring-pressure againstthe sole during the cutting operation.

Upon the carrier 15, adjacent to the knife, there is preferably arrangeda'guard or gage 23, which extends across the shank of said knife, asshown.

The operation of the device is as follows: The lever 18 is depressed,thus moving the knife-carrier 15 and knife 14 away from the gage 3, andthe tool brought into operative position with the work, the edge of thesole being placed between the knife 14 and the gage 3, the end of thegage being inserted in the crease between the upper and welt, and thelever 18 is released, causing the spring '22 to bring the knife incontact with the sole.

The toolis thus moved around the sole to cut the channel in the facethereof, and if itis desired to vary the position of said channel theoperator pushes down the rod 6, which depresses the gage 3 and causesthe knife to cut closer to the edge of the sole, as before explained.

Having described our invention and its mode of operation, we claim anddesire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In achanneling-tool, the combination with a stock or handle,of a work-gagemounted thereon, a channeling-knife carrier carrying achanneling-knife,movable toward and from said gage, a spring-controlledlever pivoted to the stock and engaging the knife-carrier for moving theknife-carrier toward and from the gage, substantially as described.

2. I11 a channeling-tool, the combination with a stock or handle,havinga grooved head, of a gage arranged to slide in said groove, and asliding rod projecting from the end of the stock or handle to actuatesaid gage, substantially as described.

3. In a channeling-tool, the combination ERASTUS E. WINKLEY. FREDERICKL. ALLEY.

Witnesses:

T. HART ANDERSON, BENJAMIN PHILLIPS.

